Knitting needle stitch holder



Jan. 28, 11936. H WEBBER 2,929,9Q9

KNITTING NEEDLE STITCH HOLDER Filed March 27, 1935 Flmj INVENTOR BYHerr/eff A. Weber A TTORNEY Patented Jan. 28, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE 7 Claims.

My invention relates to a device for holding the stitches on a knittingneedle or knitting needles when laid aside or when the knitting is notproceeding, and the objects of. my invention are:

First, to provide a stitch holder that prevents the stitches from comingofi the needle;

Second, to provide a device of this class which holds the stitches andknitting on the needle and therefore prevents loss of the stitches;

Third, to provide a device of this class which holds very tightly on theneedle but may be removed with force;

Fourth, to provide a device of this class which is easy to apply to theend of the needle;

Fifth, to provide a device of this class which is economical tomanufacture;

Sixth, to provide a device of this class which will not injure the yarn,knitting material or the surface of the needle;

Seventh, to provide a device of. this class which is sufficiently largethat it will prevent the stitches passing over the same, and

Eighth, to provide a device of this class which is very efiicient anddurable.

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, myinvention consists of certain novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafterdescribed in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the characters ofreference thereon which form a part of this application, in which:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view showing two knitting needles withseparate stitches on the separate needles and showing one of my devicespositioned on each of. the opposite ends of both needles for holding thestitches in position; Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view showing by deviceused in connection with a relatively long round needle and showing thetwo ends supported in my device and holding the knitting from coming ofithe ends; Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the device; Fig. 4 is asectional view through 44 of Fig. 3 on an enlarged scale and showing aneedle of relatively large size positioned therein as in use, and Fig. 5is a sectional view similar to Fig. 4 with the needle omitted in aslightly modified form.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the several views of the drawing.

My knitting needle stitch holder in its preferred form consists of a padof two layers of. rubber l 55 and 2 which are approximatelyone-sixteenth of an inch thick and are placed side by side in engagingrelation, as shown best in Fig. 4 of the drawing. They may be of anyshape but I have shown the same in Fig. 3 in substantially rectangularform. Mounted over these rubber members I and 2 is a cover formed of themembers 3 and 4. These members 3 and 4 are made of a fabric and rubbercompound and are stitched together by means of stitches 5 around theextremity of the members I and 2 and leaving a border. Through themembers I, 2, 3 and 4 are provided small round holes 6 and I which arepreferably formed round throughout the different members so that they donot tend to tear or rupture around these openings when stretching overthe needle.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing the holderconsisting of the members 3 and 4 is the same as in the other views ofthe drawing and the member 8 is a single cured rubber member the same asthe members I and 2, while interposed between the member 8 and themembers 3 and 4 are raw rubber members 9 and I0 which provide a greateradhesive quality to the holder and tend to hold all the engaging membersin close relation because of the inherent adhesive quality of these rawrubber members 9 and ID.

The operation of my holder is as follows: When the knitter wishes tostop knitting the end of the needle in use, whether it be both ends or asingle end, is placed in one of the holes 6 or I in the holder andforced therein and the holder will thereupon hold tightly on the needleand prevent the stitches from coming off. However, the needle can bewithdrawn by taking hold of the holder and forcing the needle out ofsaid holder.

The two resilient members with relatively small holes placed side byside have been found to hold tighter on the needle, therefore two ormore separate members are apparently of great advantage.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combinationand arrangement of parts and portions, and a certain modificationthereof, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction,combination and arrangement, nor to the modification, but desire toinclude in the scope of my invention the construction, combination andarrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a knitting needle stitch holder, a pad. consisting of two layersof cured rubber positioned side by side and provided with round holesextending therethrough oi considerably smaller size 7 than the diameterof the needle to be used therewith; i,

2. in a knitting needle stitch hofder, a pad consisting of two layers ofcured rilbber positioned side by side and provided with round holesextending therethrough of considerably smaller size than the diameter ofthe needlejto be used therewith, and a cover member of another form ofelastic material than said pad. 1

3. v In a knitting needle stitch holder, a pad con- 7 sisting of twolayers of cured rubber positioned side by side and provided with roundholes ex= tending therethrough of considerably smaller size than thediameter of the needle to beused therewith, and a cover member ofanother form'of elastic material than said pad, said cover mem ber beingstitched around the extremity of' said pad.

' and provided with an extending border. e

4; A knitting needle stitch holder comprisingQ' a cured rubber pad, apair of raw rubber pads positioned on opposite sides thereof inengagement therewith; and all of said pads provided with a round holeextending therethrough of considerably smaller diameter than the needleto be used therewith. I

5. A knitting needle stitch holder comprising,

a cured rubber pad, a pair of raw? rubber pads positioned on oppositesides thereof in engagement therewith, all of said pads provided with around hole extending therethrougl'r of considerably smaller diameterthan the needle to be used therewith, and a'lesser resilient covermember positioned over the raw rubber pads and extends ing past theborders of said pads. V

6. In a knitting needle stitch holder, a pad consisting'of two layers ofcured rubber positioned side by side and provided with round holesextending therethrough of considerably smaller size than the diameter ofthe needle to be used therewith' and a cover member of another'form' ofelastic material than said pad, said cover member being made: of twopieces and secured together around the extremity of said pad andprovided with an extending border from said VHARRIETT WEBBERL

